Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Program, called on the warring parties in Sudan's conflict to grant full access to the agency as the country faces the imminent threat of famine. Ahead of the general elections on October 30 supporters of Botswana's opposition party the Umbrella for Democratic Change rallied for its presidential candidate Duma Boko over the weekend. These, and more Africa-related news updates on today’s VOA 60.